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District Attorney's Office releases investigative report, police videos in Christian Hall case

MCDA CID investigative report…Full video presentationw/ audio…Recorded livestream of press conference

Foley: Unraveling the Chromosome 2 Connection

Unraveling-the-Chromosome-2-Connection

Snow Geese & Other Feathered Friends Migrating Back North

The Birds!Hello Folks, Aunt Eunice here. I am in fine fettle now that spring has arrived and I hope you are too. Many signs of spring are all around as I am sure you’ve noticed. Daylight Savings Time means it’s light enough when I get home from the farm, seeing the crocuses bloom and the pussy willows budding. For the last two weeks, being around our house has been like being in the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds”. Hundreds and thousands of starlings have migrated north and I swear, all of them are perched in my trees! The racket they make is quite loud. Sometimes they take off all at once for no apparent reason and swoop and swirl in unison like the beginning of a murmuration. It is a sight to behold!

Death of Barrett Township infant ruled a homicide

Today, March 26, 2021, Mr. Thomas Yanac Jr. the duly-elected Coroner of Monroe County, has issued a Certificate of Death with respect to Ryann Bacchus, a female infant, aged two months, born on January 12, 2021.  The infant’s death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head inflicted upon her on or about March 19, 2021, in Barrett Township.  The manner of her death has been ruled homicide.Coroner Yanac has provided a copy of the death certificate to the District Attorney’s Office. The trauma to the child’s head resulted in multiple skull fractures.  Currently, three people have been charged in relation to the child’s death. The charges include Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Homicide charges have not yet been filed against anyone.

Monroe Campus to Develop an Arboretum

The Northampton Community College (NCC) Foundation was awarded grants from 1 Percent for Nature, Inc. and Swiftwater Solar, a project of Apex Energy, in order to help NCC Monroe Campus to establish an accredited arboretum, where trees and woody plants are cultivated for […]

Clay and Smith: Critical Race Theory in the Church

Critical-Race-Theory-in-the-Church from: https://answersingenesis.org/racism/critical-race-theory-church/

Press conference scheduled in Christian Hall use-of-force investigation

Update:  This press conference was held on March 30, 2021.  The livestream, video presentation, and investigative report from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Office of the District Attorney are available at http://monroecountyda.com/news/district-attorneys-office-releases-investigative-report-police-videos-in-christian-hall-case.

Roher: What is a Biblical Worldview?

Even most Christians don’t have a Biblical worldview. So, what’s a Biblical worldview? First, There is God and He is Truth. Second, “There was a Creation – an Act of God.” Third – “There was a Fall where sin entered the world precipitated by the Devil. And last, “There is Redemption – procured by Jesus Christ.” At APN [American Pastors Network] we urge pastors to prepare every sermon from a Biblical worldview perspective including the reality of an Eternal God, a Creation, a Fall with all the ugliness of sin, but thankfully – Redemption. That Redeemer is Jesus Christ – the sacrificial Lamb of God slain before the world began – to redeem – a depraved and sinful mankind. “Can I fully explain all that God did? No. But I can believe it and live it –and so can you! – Sam Roher

Madden Visits COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Event

Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden visited Monroe County's first COVID-19 mass vaccination event at Pocono Raceway. Lehigh Valley Health Network sponsored the event, which vaccinated 3,000 people in an outdoor, drive-through setting. More at http://www.pahouse.com/Madden

Ken Ham: Was Jesus a Racist? Homosexual “Pastor” Says So

Was Jesus a racist in need of rebuke? Well, before we even examine the text of Mark chapter 7 or the claims of a progressive “pastor” and LGBT activist, consider 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Scripture is clear—Christ never sinned. And Scripture is also clear that racism (preferential treatment and hatred of others) is a sin (e.g., James 2:1–4). So was Jesus racist? No, absolutely not. Now here’s the argument “Pastor” Brandan Robertson made in a recent TikTok: Did you know that there’s a part of the Gospel of Mark where Jesus uses a racial slur? In Mark chapter 7 there’s the account of the Syrophoenician woman. A woman who is Syrian and Greek, both of which there were strong biases against within the Jewish community.

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PMREMS Business Subscription Drive

Pocono Mountain Regional EMS is asking for business sponsorships for the 2021 Business Subscription Drive. For more information, please visit  https://pmrems.org/subscription_page.html   

In Good Hands 

Northampton Community College (NCC) became a PA Department of Education (DOE) Certified Suicide Prevention Institution. Only five colleges in Pennsylvania have submitted mental health and suicide prevention plans that were approved for this designation.   In order to qualify, institutions must have a plan that includes contact information […]

Madden Debunks HIV/AIDS Misinformation

Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden shares her frustrations with a bill that ignores the science behind the transmission of HIV/AIDS and would stigmatize those in the LGBTQ community. More at http://www.pahouse.com/Madden

Charges bound over in Halterman homicide case

Randy Halterman Recently charges of murder and attempted murder were held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth in the case of Commonwealth vs. Randy Halterman. The charges were filed after the shooting of twenty-year-old Adam Schultz and his girlfriend, Chasity Frailey, which occurred in a building off of Route 447 in Stroud Township. The building was inhabited by the defendant. Mr. Schultz was killed while Ms. Frailey, who was also struck by gunfire, survived. The revised criminal complaint and affidavit can be reviewed HERE.

Making This Year’s Batch of Maple Syrup, Plus Pancakes!

When Tapping for Tree Sap, Timing is EverythingHello Folks, Aunt Eunice here! I hope you are all doing well. The coldest harvest is now over and the ice house is full to the rafters with nice big blocks of ice. We should have plenty for our needs which is mostly for making homemade ice cream and for keeping the birch beer kegs cold. Now we are preparing for the sweetest job on the farm, maple sugaring. The farmer started tapping the maple trees about ten days ago and has been storing the sap for Maple Sugaring Day. Quiet Valley members are invited to attend and will get to sample buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes with our 2020 syrup on it. They can learn all about the process as it was done in the 19th century. It always amazes me that it takes 40 gallons of sap to get 1 gallon of syrup! No wonder it is so pricey in the stores. If you keep cooking it past the syrup stage you can eventually get maple sugar. What a wonderfully tasting sweetener.

Web Streaming Back Up for 03/07/21

Thanks to my son-in-law, our web site is functioning again. So we will be streaming our Sunday service. The link is https://victorybaptistpocono.com/stream-live/

Superior Court denies appeal filed by convicted homicide defendant Anthony Gudino

Anthony Gudino In a recent written Opinion from the Pennsylvania Superior Court the Appeal of Anthony Gudino has been denied. Gudino was found guilty of Third Degree Murder, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person following a jury trial on July 15, 2019. Gudino was sentenced to 23 ½ to 47 years in state prison for the murder of his five (5) month old infant child.Gudino’s appeal was based on the claim that there was no evidence to support that he caused the fatal injuries to the child or acted with the malice required for murder. He also challenged the denial of an involuntary manslaughter instruction to the jury.

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